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MBA DecisionWire Spotlight: Northwestern / Kellogg or U Penn / Wharton from Europe

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In this edition of MBA DecisionWire Spotlight, which highlights the admissions results of students and alumni posted to Clear Admit’s DecisionWire, we round up responses to a candidate trying to choose between Northwestern / Kellogg and UPenn / Wharton for finance. This week, a candidate with acceptances to Kellogg and Wharton, but also a few waitlist placements, reached out on DecisionWire.

A community member offered some detailed feedback:

Then revealed how it is also a personal debate:

There are many things to consider when choosing a business school…

…and some hold community vibes highly:

While others chimed in on financing:

Another community member showed that this might not be an isolated conundrum:

The personal debate continued into the longer term:

But, at the end of the day, either choice sounds like a fortunate one:

Thank you to everyone for sharing and best of luck with your decision!

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Lauren Wakal
Lauren Wakal has been covering the MBA admissions space for more than a decade, from in-depth business school profiles to weekly breaking news and more.